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Worst years for a Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid

Owners have filed 93 complaints about the Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid with NHTSA across model years 2010 to 2026. More of them are about the brakes than anything else.

Avoid

2012 Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid

31 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly brakes.

Cleanest on record

2014 Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid

21 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid year, graded

The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded
Year Grade Complaints Crashes Fires Median miles Most reported
2026 — 5 0 0 — Electrical System
2025 — 3 0 0 — Electrical System
2015 — 6 2 0 — Brakes
2014 C 21 5 0 90,075 Brakes
2013 D 18 6 0 47,000 Brakes
2012 D 31 3 1 88,000 Brakes
2011 — 1 0 0 — Fuel & Propulsion
2010 — 8 4 0 74,000 Brakes

What breaks on a Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Brakes 33 35.5%

Worst in 2012

Electrical System 13 14.0%

Worst in 2013

Other & Unspecified 11 11.8%

Worst in 2012

Engine & Cooling 7 7.5%

Worst in 2014

Fuel & Propulsion 6 6.5%

Worst in 2014

Acceleration & Cruise Control 5 5.4%

Worst in 2012

Transmission & Drivetrain 3 3.2%

Worst in 2012

Stability & Traction Control 3 3.2%

Worst in 2013

Suspension 2 2.2%

Worst in 2013

Lights 2 2.2%

Worst in 2014

Wheels 2 2.2%

Worst in 2013

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 2 2.2%

Worst in 2014

Steering 1 1.1%

Worst in 2012

Body & Structure 1 1.1%

Worst in 2015

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Sep 2016 peak 5 Jun 2026

Compare the Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.

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